Lorraine Hansberry was a Chicago playwriting legend. Her father Carl was a real estate broker turned civil rights activist.

CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

A new book seeks to explain why some Chicagoans say they are afraid to go to the South and West sides. "Don't Go: Stories of ...

The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit Monday against the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) on behalf of Professor ...

BHRA boys' basketball stays unbeaten, Rantoul adds another win and Unity keeps its double-digit win streak intact ...

Who has performed at halftime more than once? Who had the most cringe-worthy performance? Who was bumped from halftime to postgame? Find out here before your Super Bowl party.

A photographer made the best of overnight freezing rain in Chicago, busting out his skates and playing hockey on an icy sidewalk on Thursday, February 6.Footage captured by photographer Craig Shimala ...

Carter Woodson was a tireless promoter of Black culture who planted seeds for what became Black History Month a century ago ...

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials ...

"Depending on its track, the storm on Friday may bring snow or a wintry mix as far north as Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland in the Midwest," Travis said. Drenching rain and perhaps some thunder and ...

The Eater Chicago Brunch Heatmap is here to help by highlighting the newest options for a delicious midday meal. The latest additions to the list include Paul Virant’s okonomiyaki spot Gaijin ...

The first episode of the series, called “Exodus,” details the first wave of migration north from southern states that helped turn the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago into a Black metropolis. The ...